Category: The Grandeur of God

Welcome back from part 1 of the holidays! Today’s post has a different spin in that it’s a story that I wrote a few months back….A story which I was lucky enough to have some great friends illustrate. Here it is: Our life in Jesus Christ is essentially an entirely different reality than life outside of Him. The scriptures tell…

There is something transporting about being out in the wild. Suddenly, no matter what is going on in your life, you are surrounded by bright mountain peaks, flowers in all kinds of smashing colors, or an unrelenting sun beaming bright slits of light through a sea of billowing clouds. A reasonable question for nature might be: Could you stop being…

“The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the king of Israel!” (John 12:12-13) Yes, our Blessed King has come. And on that…

To any of us who have ventured further than our backyards, there is one thing about nature that mind-bogglingly stands out: It is the fact that it all seemingly NEVER ENDS. Even if we were to tread on every inch of soil, sea, and ice on the earth, we still wouldn’t have found time to explore every liquid corner of…

“I can write only hints to incite good wanderers to come to the feast….. The crystal masses burn with love untold; The glacier-table spreads a royal feast.” — John Muir I have a video to share, but I thought I would start by telling you a bit about it: A few years ago I was sauntering through the streets of…

Few of God’s creations are more mysterious than the wind. It comes across as having a mind of its own…surging up above the billowing clouds, carrying storms across jagged mountain peaks, diving down to the valleys, and gliding its way to every corner of the earth. The beautiful thing about wind is that IT KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES. Jesus said it…

After Eden, Adam and Eve and the rest of us had an entirely new life (or lack thereof). Instead of living as part of a vast fellowship with God and one another, we would be restricted to limited lives of independence and pride. Any joy or contentment we could muster up would have to come from ourselves. And the worst…